Despite explanation and apology, DC Sangrur, who says he was on the field when the post was put up, has been issued show cause notice by the state government.
An IPS officer-turned-Khalistan activist-turned-politician, 77-year-old Mann won Punjab’s Sangrur Lok Sabha seat Sunday — his first poll victory since 1999. Observers say the time was right.
By electing AAP three months ago, people of Punjab had shown they were fed up with the vicious power circle of BJP-SAD-Congress. They are now teaching AAP the same lesson.
Mann, chief of an Akali Dal splinter faction, was elected to Sangrur seat Sunday. An ex-IPS officer who resigned to protest Operation Blue Star, he has a history of pro-Khalistan comments.
Loss comes as a huge setback after the party's thumping win in March; law and order was a major poll factor and so was perception of being remote controlled by the AAP Delhi leadership
Winnerjit Singh Goldy was able to secure just 7.24% (10,488) votes in the Punjab assembly elections, while AAP’s Narinder Kaur Bharaj won with 74,851 votes.
The Indian fashion design industry had a market value of approximately ₹15.1 lakh crore in 2023 and is expected to reach around Rs 45.3 lakh crore by 2032.
After lapses exposed by terror attacks at Pahalgam and Delhi's Red Fort, Centre has hiked Intelligence Bureau's expenditure for investments in long-term assets from Rs 257 cr to Rs 2,549 cr.
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
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